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Punta Licosa

Name: Punta Licosa
Address: ITA

Kite days peak in November at 34 %.

A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 knots (gusts up to 45) between 10:00 and 19:00, in daylight. Percentages are the share of such days in each month, counted over 9 years.

JJan32Possible
FFeb30Possible
MMar33Possible
AApr25Possible
MMay17Off
JJun10Off
JJul12Off
AAug10Off
SSep15Off
OOct20Possiblenow
NNov34Possible
DDec32Possible

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched
Ringed: this month

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Confidence highClose model cell, both models agree on the season, 9 full years. Shares its model grid cell with 1 nearby spot, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.

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Month by month

MonthKite days% of days, verdict10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite daysWater°C, what to wear

Kite days
20 % Possibleabout 6 of 31 days
Too light, kiteable, too strong
Too light 80 %
Kiteable 20 %
Too strong 0 %
Good years
0 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
10 day trip
1 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 2.1 expected
Best hours
13:00 to 17:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
Daylight
11.2 h
Water
23 °C, 3/2
Air
21 °Cdaily maximum, 21 °C during kite hours
Rain
10 of 31with 1 mm or more
In one sentence
In October, Punta Licosa averaged 6 kite days out of 31 (20 %). Water 23 °C, 3/2. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.

Punta Licosa

Kite days% of days	32	30	33	25	17	10	12	10	15	20	34	32
Verdictshare plus good years	Possible	Possible	Possible	Possible	Off	Off	Off	Off	Off	Possible	Possible	Possible
10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days	3 in 10	3 in 10	2 in 10	1 in 10	under 1 in 10	under 1 in 10	under 1 in 10	under 1 in 10	1 in 10	1 in 10	3 in 10	3 in 10
Good yearsof 9, reached 50 %	0 of 9	1 of 9	1 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	0 of 9	1 of 9	0 of 9
Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn	10 to 16	10 to 17	13 to 17	13 to 18	12 to 17	·	14 to 19	15 to 19	14 to 18	13 to 17	10 to 16	10 to 16
Daylighth	9.7	10.7	11.9	13.3	14.4	15.0	14.7	13.8	12.5	11.2	10.0	9.4
Water°C at the surface	16	15	16	17	20	24	27	28	26	23	21	18
Air°C, daily maximum	13	13	14	16	19	24	26	27	25	21	18	15
Rain days1 mm or more	14 of 31	9 of 28	11 of 31	10 of 30	8 of 31	2 of 30	3 of 31	3 of 31	8 of 30	10 of 31	16 of 30	13 of 31
Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves	5/4	5/4	5/4	5/4	3/2	shorty	shorts	shorts	spring	3/2	3/2	4/3

In January, Punta Licosa averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (32 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
In February, Punta Licosa averaged 8 kite days out of 28 (30 %). Water 15 °C, 5/4. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
In March, Punta Licosa averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (33 %). Water 16 °C, 5/4. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
In April, Punta Licosa averaged 8 kite days out of 30 (25 %). Water 17 °C, 5/4. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
In May, Punta Licosa averaged 5 kite days out of 31 (17 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
In June, Punta Licosa averaged 3 kite days out of 30 (10 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
In July, Punta Licosa averaged 4 kite days out of 31 (12 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
In August, Punta Licosa averaged 3 kite days out of 31 (10 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. under 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
In September, Punta Licosa averaged 5 kite days out of 30 (15 %). Water 26 °C, spring suit. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
In October, Punta Licosa averaged 6 kite days out of 31 (20 %). Water 23 °C, 3/2. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
In November, Punta Licosa averaged 10 kite days out of 30 (34 %). Water 21 °C, 3/2. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
In December, Punta Licosa averaged 10 kite days out of 31 (32 %). Water 18 °C, 4/3. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in December got at least 5 kite days.

Good year: at least half the days of that month were kite days. x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise. Best hours: the hours from 10:00 on when the wind most often reaches 12 to 35 knots. Rain day: 1 mm or more of rain.

Source: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly model wind, 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025. How we count kite days and trip odds

Trip odds at Punta Licosa

How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.

January3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.2 expected
February3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.0 expected
March2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.1 expected
April1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.4 expected
Mayunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.4 expected
Juneunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.1 expected
Julyunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.1 expected
Augustunder 1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.0 expected
September1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 1.8 expected
October (now)1 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.1 expected
November3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.4 expected
December3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.3 expected

x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.

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Trip odds by start week

Pick your start week and trip length. Each cell: of all trips of that length that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, how many in 10 got at least half their days with kite wind.

Trip odds by start week, 10 day trips, 2017 to 2025

Colours as in the kite year: 6 in 10 and more like Prime · 4 to 5 in 10 like Good · 2 to 3 in 10 like Possible · under 2 in 10 like Off · No data hatched (fewer than 30 trips) · Ringed: this week · Raised: your start week

x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.

Source: hourly wind from the ECMWF IFS model via Open-Meteo, 2017 to 2025, kiteCOMPASS method v1. How we count

Start date

1 in 10

trips of 10 days starting in week 45 (e.g. 5 to 11 November) got at least 5 kite days in 2017 to 2025 (63 trips).

Zero wind trips: 1 in 10

about 2.4 kite days expected out of 10

Kite days per trip, 63 trips

Bars right of the line are good trips (5 kite days or more).

How the wind behaves

In November, the windiest month

Too light 66 %
Kiteable 34 %
Too strong 0 %

Too light on 66 %, kiteable on 34 %, too strong on 0 % of days.

Best hours: 10:00 to 16:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.

Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors

Wind direction varies, most often SE (135°).

Kitesurfing at Punta Licosa: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf at Punta Licosa?

No month reaches 50 % kite days. The windiest month is November, when 34 % of days were kite days from 2017 to 2025.

Is Punta Licosa windy in October?

Sometimes. 20 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 6 days in a typical October. 1 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.

What is the water temperature at Punta Licosa?

The water ranges from 15 °C in February to 28 °C in August. In October it is about 23 °C (wetsuit: 3/2).

How many kite days does Punta Licosa get in a year?

About 82 days a year were kite days from 2017 to 2025, out of 365. A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn.

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Spot facts

Region: Campania
Country: Italy
Water body: Sea, from Natural Earth map data
Nearest airport: Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport (QSR), 41 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
Time zone: UTC+02:00 in October
Coordinates: 40.2512, 14.9064
Model: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly

Conditions, checked against kite guides

Water state, flat areas, waves and whether schools teach here, from kite sources, not from satellite images.

Not yet checked against kite guides. We research spot conditions one by one and show only what a kite source says.

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Kite days in October, % of days

Agropoli
Italy · 4 points fewer kite days than Punta Licosa in October
16 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Agropoli: Jan 28 %, Feb 24 %, Mar 29 %, Apr 20 %, May 14 %, Jun 6 %, Jul 9 %, Aug 8 %, Sep 14 %, Oct 16 %, Nov 25 %, Dec 22 %
Pioppi
Italy · 10 points fewer kite days than Punta Licosa in October
10 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Pioppi: Jan 19 %, Feb 18 %, Mar 15 %, Apr 13 %, May 9 %, Jun 4 %, Jul 7 %, Aug 4 %, Sep 8 %, Oct 10 %, Nov 19 %, Dec 21 %
Casál Velino
Italy · 11 points fewer kite days than Punta Licosa in October
9 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Casál Velino: Jan 17 %, Feb 17 %, Mar 18 %, Apr 13 %, May 10 %, Jun 5 %, Jul 7 %, Aug 5 %, Sep 8 %, Oct 9 %, Nov 18 %, Dec 19 %
Eboli
Italy · 7 points fewer kite days than Punta Licosa in October
13 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Eboli: Jan 24 %, Feb 21 %, Mar 25 %, Apr 18 %, May 18 %, Jun 10 %, Jul 18 %, Aug 15 %, Sep 14 %, Oct 13 %, Nov 20 %, Dec 18 %
Salerno
Italy · 12 points fewer kite days than Punta Licosa in October
8 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Salerno: Jan 13 %, Feb 13 %, Mar 11 %, Apr 6 %, May 5 %, Jun 2 %, Jul 6 %, Aug 4 %, Sep 5 %, Oct 8 %, Nov 13 %, Dec 11 %
Amalfi
Italy · 13 points fewer kite days than Punta Licosa in October
7 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Amalfi: Jan 16 %, Feb 15 %, Mar 13 %, Apr 8 %, May 5 %, Jun 2 %, Jul 3 %, Aug 4 %, Sep 7 %, Oct 7 %, Nov 17 %, Dec 15 %
Fusaro
Italy · same kite days as Punta Licosa in October
20 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Fusaro: Jan 31 %, Feb 28 %, Mar 27 %, Apr 21 %, May 17 %, Jun 8 %, Jul 10 %, Aug 11 %, Sep 13 %, Oct 20 %, Nov 30 %, Dec 28 %
Spiaggia dei Pescatori, Ischia
Italy · 4 points more kite days than Punta Licosa in October
24 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Spiaggia dei Pescatori, Ischia: Jan 39 %, Feb 33 %, Mar 32 %, Apr 24 %, May 19 %, Jun 11 %, Jul 15 %, Aug 14 %, Sep 16 %, Oct 24 %, Nov 34 %, Dec 31 %

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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025

Model wind: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025. Water temperature: 2023 to 2025. Kite day: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn. Shares its model grid cell with 1 nearby spot, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: high.

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In October, 20 % of days at Punta Licosa met the kiteCOMPASS kite day rule: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn (ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025). https://kitecompass.app/spot/punta-licosa

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